Introducing our Summer 2023 Interns!
🌞👩💼👨💼 Introducing our amazing summer interns! 🌟
We’re thrilled to welcome a talented group of individuals who will be joining us for an exciting summer internship program. 🎉📚 They bring fresh perspectives, innovative ideas, and a passion for learning. Get ready to meet the rising stars of our team! 💫
Natasha Smith
https://www.linkedin.com/in/natasharameshsmith/
Past Experience
- Business and Chinese at UVA, graduated May 2023
- 2022 Summer Intern at Oliver Wyman NYC office
- Research in AI deep fake technology use in politics (2019)
- Research in social equity in the cannabis industry (2022)
Project I Am Proudest of
In college, I was part of the founding team that established UVA’s Mixed Race Student Coalition, a multicultural organization that fosters belonging for multi-ethnic and multiracial people in the Charlottesville community. My impact has built a world where mixed-race students can exist as whole persons, have the right to self-definition and can embrace multiple identities. Here, mixed students don’t need to answer the anticipated “What are you?” question or have someone categorize them according to different racial stereotypes. They can exist as who they feel they truly are. Upon graduating from UVA this past May, we had over 300 members.
Areas of Interest
- Consulting
- Diverse applications of new technology
- Languages and linguistic diversity
- Brand building and creative direction
- Financial inclusion
Questions I Am Trying to Answer this Summer/Fall
- How can we better understand underrepresented and underserved communities in clinical trials to facilitate better health outcomes for them?
- How should a brand make someone feel, how can a culturally-inspired brand pay homage to its history while creating a product that is universally understood and appealing?
What Keeps You Up at Night?
What keeps me up at night is the thought of missed opportunities and untapped potential. The fear of not fully utilizing my skills and passions, and not making a positive impact in the world, drives me to constantly seek growth and push beyond my comfort zone.
Richa Nathan
www.linkedin.com/in/richa-nathan-3a69891a5
nathanr@amc.edu
Past Experience:
2nd Year Medical Student at Albany Medical College through the Accelerated B.S./M.D. Program at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and AMC
Tobacco cessation service program at Albany Medical Center (present)
App development in childhood obesity and nutritional programming (2020)
Medical journalism and reporting with National Public Radio (2021-present)
Biomedical research with CRISPR/Cas9 as a gene knockout tool (present)
Clinical research in Otolaryngology and other fields of interest (present)
Interests:
Help find technological solutions to issues in healthcare and medicine
Research and innovation
Clinical trials and applications
App development for clinical solutions
Joshua Homa
Software Engineer Intern
www.linkedin.com/in/joshuahoma
Past Experience
- Cornell CS & Mathematics
- Co-Founder @ Dr. Jen’s Uvrx
- Business Development Intern @ SolCold.
Project I am Proudest Of
- Co-Founding a company to create a sustainable, fashionable, sun-protective sleeve. Making a business plan, creating a website, marketing on social media, managing the manufacturing and distribution of the product.
Areas of Interest
- Machine Learning
- Artificial Intelligence
- Environmental Science
- Mathematics
Summer Goals
- Learn to implement machine learning algorithms with healthcare data to make a positive social impact.
- Implement artificial intelligence into a health care assistant chat bot.
- Expand my CS skills working with integrating AI into websites and tasks to help improve clinical trials.
- Work in a diverse team and grow as a leader and team member.
What Keeps You Up at Night?
- What inventions or projects could be created to make life easier and better?
- How can computer science be used to make a positive impact on the world around us?
- How far can we take AI to help us without it detracting from the need of humans?
Elaine Wen
Product Manager Intern
https://www.linkedin.com/in/eywen/
Past Experience
- Business Administration major concentrating in information technology management + minoring in leadership studies @Georgia Tech
- SGA MHJAC Chair — student government association mental health joint allocation committee
- GTVC President — spring 2023 president of GT venture capital club
- Currently interning as a tech consultant @PWC
- Investments Intern @Tech Square Ventures
- Social Media Marketing intern @ Osmind (mental health YC startup)
- Growth Intern @TruDiary (maternal health social enterprise)
Project I am Proudest Of
Building an inclusive culture and strong research structure at GTVC, mentoring female business students to encourage them to consider a career in venture
Areas of Interest
minority mental health, impact investment, social entrepreneurship, female empowerment
Questions I’m Trying to Answer This Summer
How do you unite western and eastern medicine? What are some ways to establish trust in more “fringe” medical methods? Who is the ideal customer for modern, science-forward psychedelic treatments?
What Keeps You Up at Night?
How do you drive sustainable social impact? How do you empower those who are the most qualified yet underserved and underrepresented the most efficiently? What are current methods that are being used to further DEI and social impact which actually unintentionally have adverse effects?
Rahul Giridhar
**Software Engineer Intern**
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rahul-giridhar123/
**Past Experience**
- CS at University of Michigan
- Graphic design at WolverineSoft (Game development organization at the University of Michigan)
- Biotechnology summer camp at the University of Michigan
- Zeta Pi (technological fraternity) — Current
**Project I am Proudest Of**
Managing design at WolverineSoft and using my artistic skills to gain attraction for events
**Areas of Interest**
- Machine Learning/ Artificial Intelligence
- Tech Equality
- Art & Design
- Creating lasting impacts
**Questions I’m Trying to Answer This Summer**
How can our ML model match patients to the right clinical trial? What sort of impacts can we see through creating a more diverse patient pool in clinical trials? What steps can we take to grow this company in order to make these impacts?
**What Keeps You Up at Night?**
How can we give underprivileged communities opportunities with technology? How can we target new solutions to issues that we have with space travel?
Aditi Baghel
Product Management Intern
https://www.linkedin.com/in/aditi-baghel
Past Experience
- Business, Tech, and Entrepreneurship @ NYU Stern + Dual Degree in CS + DS @ NYU CAS
- Founder @ SAGE Global (nonprofit)
- Product Manager @ Orangewood Labs (YC W18)
- Accounting + PM @ NucleusTeq
- Head of Growth @ Mission: Mentor (now Mentor Labs, acquired by Crimson Education)
- EngineerGirl Ambassador (appointed by the National Academy of Engineering)
- Researcher @ Pioneer Academics, researched connections between neural networks and entrepreneurial cognition hypothesize how artificial intelligence can revolutionize entrepreneurial opportunity recognition
Project I am Proudest Of
Founding SAGE Global, a nonprofit platform that delivers educational tools to and creates a global support network for nearly 30 girls in India
Areas of Interest
Social Impact, Tech-for-good, Artificial Intelligence, Physics (Mechanical, Dynamics), Quantum Computing, EdTech, Entrepreneurial Cognition + Biases
Questions I’m Trying to Answer This Summer
How can we design a platform that is intuitive for both healthcare providers and patients to use? How can we encourage and build trust as a platform and brand, especially when it comes to sensitive healthcare-related information?
What Keeps You at Night?
How can I leverage technology to create widespread, rippling social impact? How can we address global problems like lack of access to education, diversity and discrimination, and resource gaps?
Nishit Bhasin
Product Management Intern @ Turmerik
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nishitbhasin
Past Experience
MSIM Student @ UW Seattle iSchool | Co-Founder and Head of Growth @ Djinns Mediaworks | Product @ Mentorz (B2B2C Enterprise Mentorship Platform) | Product Design + PM @ Fasthr AI | Social Media and Marketing @ Girl Up Imkaan | Senior Member, Business to Consumer @ AIESEC | Research Assistant @ UW Foster Business School (Music + Leadership study) |
Project I am Proudest Of
Founding Djinns Mediaworks, creating a four episode documentary project on India-Pakistan Partition that happened in 1947. Pitched it to top streaming platforms like Amazon Prime, Netflix, Indieflix, and achieved global recognition by winning multiple film festivals, including Druk International Film Festival, East Coast Movie Awards, and One Earth Award etc
Areas of Interest
Behavioral psychology, User experience & Interface design, Expanding Access to healthcare, Gamification elements, Machine Learning.
Questions I’m Trying to Answer This Summer
How can we effectively personalize feedback and progress tracking to keep users motivated?What strategies can we employ to overcome social and psychological factors that make quitting e-cigarette addiction challenging? How can data analytics help identify relapse patterns and triggers, and develop targeted interventions to prevent them?
What Keeps You Up at Night?
How can we leverage emerging technologies and trends to create innovative and impactful products? How can product managers balance short-term business goals with long-term product vision and strategy? How can storytelling and media be used to raise awareness and mobilize action around social issues? What innovative approaches can be adopted to foster peace, understanding, and cultural exchange among diverse nations and societies?
Neil Babu
Software Engineering and Neuroscience Intern @ Turmeric
Past Experience
Deep Learning Developer Intern @University of Washington, Department of Computing
Project I am Proudest Of
Developing a neural network to diagnose metastatic lymph nodes from CT scans.
Areas of Interest
Machine Learning, Data Analysis, Neuroscience, Behavioral psychology, Software engineering
Questions I’m Trying to Answer This Summer
How can we properly connect people interested in psychedelics to the proper person? How do we ensure that the new neural connections made during psychedelic use are beneficial? How do we address concerns from both patients and physicians when doing this project in such a new field?
What Keeps You Up at Night?
How can we use these new technologies in such a way to help society? How can we responsibly develop these technologies in a society with continuously changing values? How can we make new technologies to help physicians help patients better and more efficiently?
Ambica Ramchandra
PM Intern
ambica.ramchandra@tamidgroup.org
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ambica-ramchandra/
Past Experience
UNC Chapel Hill Economics and Statistics. Sustainable Equity Research @ Neuberger Berman. Business Operations @ Anise Health. Global Director of Investment Fund @ The TAMID Group. Investments and Insurance @ Northwestern Mutual. Marketing @ rePurpose Global. Independent Research in ML applications in Environmental Economics.
Project I am Proudest Of
Founding (funding from NCWIT)
Areas of Interest
Machine Learning, Mental Health & FemTech
Questions I’m Trying to Answer This Summer
How can we better personalize mental health through machine learning? How do we make healthcare more equitable? How should we connect diverse patients to the right clinical trial?
Amulya Cherian
Business Development Intern
https://www.linkedin.com/in/amulya-cherian/
Past Experience
Neuroscience & Data Science at UT Austin.
Quantitative analysis at Dell Medical School.
Project I am Proudest Of
Developing an operational plan for a step-down program for the state hospital system in Texas.
Areas of Interest
- Healthcare technology
- Data Science
- Public Policy
Questions I’m Trying to Answer This Summer
How can we leverage data and technology to improve healthcare efficacy and outcomes? How do we use technology to foster greater engagement between patients and clinicians?
What Keeps You Up at Night?
How do we improve health outcomes while reducing cost and streamlining access to care?
How do we use technology to make healthcare more accessible and equitable?
Yogesh Panchal
Product Management Intern @ Turmerik
https://www.linkedin.com/in/yogeshlink/
Past Experience
Chemical Engineer DJSCE’22. Growth @ Filtercoffee (A GenZ Newsletter). Data Analyst @ Telus International. Renewables @ Adani Green Energy Limited. Process Engineering @ Aarti Industries Limited. Senior thesis on treatment of Ammonical Waste and large-scale production of squalene as an adjuvant for Covid-19 vaccines.
Project I am Proudest Of
Driving Growth @ Filtercoffee. A daily short, crisp, fun email read by 20,000+ top VCs, founders, executives, professionals, and students in India. It’s simply the coolest way to stay on top of Indian tech, startups, and business, without getting bored.
Areas of Interest
Social Impact, Venture Capital, Healthcare, Energy
Questions I’m Trying to Answer This Summer
How can we truly comprehend the patient’s quitting journey? What essential metrics should we implement in our solutions? How can we make healthcare more accessible?
What Keeps You Up at Night?
I firmly believe that effective engineering is a synthesis of science and keen commercial judgment. How can we use technology to have a greater social impact? How can the disparity between the resources available to the general public for healthcare be closed?
Shamyukta Rajagopal
Software Engineering Intern @ Turmeric
https://www.linkedin.com/in/shamyukta-rajagopal/
Past Experience
Software Developer Intern @Centre for Development of Advanced Computing
Project I am Proudest Of
Developing Cutting-edge Solutions: Harnessing the Power of ML Algorithms for QoS-Aware Resource Predictions in Fog Computing Systems .
Areas of Interest
Machine Learning , Software engineering and Development , Big Data , Data Analysis .
Questions I’m Trying to Answer This Summer
How should we match diverse patients to the right clinical trial? How can we track the rate at which the addiction has developed among vapers ?
What Keeps You Up at Night?
How can disruptive technologies be leveraged for social impact? How can we ensure equal access to innovative technologies for underserved communities? How can innovative financing models and impact investment drive sustainable social change? What strategies can be employed to inspire and motivate young professionals to pursue careers that prioritize sustainable environment ?
Neha Murthy
Data Science Intern @ Turmerik
www.linkedin.com/in/neha-j-murthy
**Past Experience**
Quantitative Social Sciences + Biological Anthropology (B.S.) & French Studies (B.A.) @ Emory University ’24 | President @ College Council (Student Government for the College of Arts & Sciences) | Survey Research Intern @ IRDS | Undergraduate Student Researcher @ HEAL (health equity alliance) Co-Design Lab | Founder @ Swara (Emory’s first South Asian Classical Music Organization | Co-President @ HSA (Hindu Students Association)
**Project I am Proudest Of**
Club Inclusivity Initiative, associated with College Council + the Provost’s office. Administered new auditing regulations within student government to hold organizations accountable and open membership resulting in increased student engagement and community involvement.
**Areas of Interest**
Health Equity, Alternative Medicine (Ayurveda), Medical Research (Parkinson’s & Cancer)
Data Analytics, Data Visualization, Data Justice & Ethics
Carnatic Music, Sari Design & Production
Questions I’m trying to answer this summer
In product design specific to a healthcare setting, how do you ethically cater to the patient’s needs without collecting confidential medical records? How can I improve my skillset suitable to the project’s needs? More generally, what are best practices to working with a client and team?
**What Keeps You Up at Night?**
How is Ayurveda being catered to a wider audience? Specifically, what is the impact of marketing and packaging of Ayurveda in a biomedical perspective augmenting sales for companies like Medimix, Himalaya, Patanjali, Ayush? Is it possible to remain true to natural Ayurvedic remedies while still selling it? With commercial grocery stores like Publix and Whole Foods selling flavored ghee, for example, does cultural appropriation enter the conversation in consumerism?
Tanvi Mittal
Product Management Intern — Clinical Trials Team
www.linkedin.com/in/mittaltanvi
Past Experience
- Rising Junior at Carnegie Mellon University studying Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering with a minor in Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
- Product Development Intern at Parabole.ai (Winter ’21 — present)
- Research and Development Intern at noVRel (Summer ’23 — present)
- Research Apprentice in CMU’s Mechatronics Lab (Summer ’22 — Summer ‘23)
- President for Engineers Without Borders Chapter (Spring ’23 — present)
- Project Lead for Engineers Without Borders Chapter (Spring ’22 — present)
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Chair for Alpha Kappa Psi Chapter (Fall ’22 — Winter ‘23)
- Member of Emergency Medical Service Team — CPR + First Aid Certified (Fall ’21 — Spring ‘22)
Project I am Proudest Of
Working at Parabole.ai to adapt current AI algorithm for full automation of drug discovery, specifically focused on Parkinson’s disease to develop stronger treatments. To achieve this, I have coded new iterations of algorithms to utilize FDA drug information and analyze output.
Areas of Interest
Medical Devices, Artificial Intelligence, Entrepreneurship, Social Impact
Questions I’m Trying to Answer This Summer
How can technology be utilized to make healthcare processes more efficient? How can we encourage health equity? How can we foster trust with patients and doctors to allow for long term partnerships?
What Keeps You Up at Night?
How can we support healthcare with technological alternatives to provide better care to patients? Can we automate processes to remove human error and increase success rates?
Aishwaryaa Udeshi
https://www.linkedin.com/in/aishwaryaa-udeshi-8a8030247/
Past Experience:
Arrhythmia Detection Researcher @ Rice University
Co-Lead Director @ Sego Lily Hacks
Youth Board member @ Keep Sugar Land Beautiful and Keep Texas Beautiful
Environmental awareness and water usage tracker app
Project I am Proudest Of:
I am proud of my article on the usage of MDMA-assisted therapy to treat PTSD which has recently been approved in Australia.
Areas of Interest:
Machine learning, the use of psychedelics in psychiatry, DEI in STEM
Questions I’m Trying to Answer This Summer:
What are the pain points that PTSD patients and providers face when trying to access/give ketamine treatment? How can we alleviate them in both the short-term and long-term? What advantages can our matching service provide to PTSD patients looking for ketamine treatment as opposed to them looking for it on their own?
What Keeps You Up at Night?
How can we reduce the stigma around mental health as well as psychedelic treatment? What is the role of machine learning in this, and how can it be implemented ethically? What is the role of technology in environmentalism?
